Hood fastener



Nov. 3, 1931. N.'W. CUMMINS HOOD FASTENER Filed Feb. 9, 1929 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 1 NORMAN, w. columns, or LOUISVILLEKKENTUCKY OFFICE noon FASTENLZER Application filed February 9, 1929. Serial No. 338,611.

This inventionrela-tes to devices for yieldingly holding the hood of a motor Vehicle detachably in place and its'object is to provide tin arrangement whereby the lower edge ,5portion of the hood ,is yieldingly held against vibration and consequent :rattling. "further object ofthe present invention is to provide an arrangement which is simple .in construction and cheap to manufacture and is readily applicable to a hood fastener of an "old and well known construction and to provide certainbther newandusefulfeatures, all as will hereinafter more fully apr ,VVit-h the above and other ends in view the invention is comprised in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims, reference being 1 had to the accompanying drawings, in which 'Figure -1 is-a vvertical section through a device illustrative of an embodiment of the present invention and showing the same'in operative position 'in'connection witha motor vehiclehood and adjacent parts I the line -22 of Figure 1,]and Figure 3 a horizontal section substantially upon the line 33 of Figure 1. 1

As illustrative of an. installation of the invent-ion on a motor 'vehicle, 1 indicates a frame member of the vehicle which extends lengthwise at, the side of'the hood 2 which is provided'to enclosethe engine, not shown. This hood 2 is provided with the usual bead a 3 along its lower edge for the purpose of stifiening and strengtheningthe edge of the hood and as commonly constructed, this edge bead of the hood is adapted to seat upon an angle strip 4 secured along theinner edge of the frame member 1 when the hood is in closed position with the bead outside of and against the upstanding flange of the angle strip. i "Any suitableform of hood fastener may i be employed but as illustrative of a construc- 1 'tion tobe used in connection with thepresv ent invention and which is now commonly, u, used on motor vehicles, a spring barrel 5 is shown within which is a rod 6 having a ball shaped'head at its lower end to engage Figure "2 is a section abstantially upon secured to the outer side of the hood 2.

barrel 5" and sleeved upon the rod6' isa coiled spring 9 interposed between the closed I end of the barrel and a stop' washer 10'whioh is attached to the upper'end of the rod by providing a groove 11 in the rod which groove forms a neck portion to be engaged by the washer which has a lateral slot so that the washermay be slipped into the groove and when in place within the'barrel 5 will be held upon the rod to move therewith with the spring?) in compression between said wzlisherand the closed lower end of the barre The upper end of the barrelis closed by a handle member 12, said handle member being formed with a socket to receive the screwthreadedupper end of the barrel, and this handle member is also provided witha laterally extending log or prong 13 to engage within a suitable socket or loop 14 firmly The spring 9 therefore exerts a force at all times to draw the hook 13 into firm engagement with its socket on the hood and thus detachably and firmly hold the edge of the hood seated upon the angle strip 4. I

The above described hood fastener is of a well known construction butit has been found that in use, the lower edge of the hood will vibrate and rattle as it is held down- .wardly by the hood fastener but is not held firmly against the upstanding flange of the angle strip 4=at all times. i p I The present invention aims to overcome this defect by providing a socket member to receiveand hold the head 7 of the rod 6,

which socket member 8 is in the form of a housing containing a sleeve 15 which is free to move lengthwise in the housing and has an opening fitting the rod 6'and through which the rodeXtends. In the upper side of the casing 8 is a longitudinal slot 16 through which the rod 6 extends and interposed between an endwall" 17 of the casing 8- and the head'7 on the rod is a coiled spring 18 which is placed in this position under compression e v and exerts a yielding force to move the sleeve 15 and also the lowerlheaded end; of the rod toward the lower beaded edgei; of the hood.

An abutment or bracket 19 is secured to the outer face of the'hoodgand projects laterally therefrom toward thebarrel 5. This bracket is formed with an end seat '20 incwhich is hood, theelowerend' of therod' fiand barrel I I 5 willa be forced i outwardly away, from; the

seated a cushionfmember 21 of rubber or .19 is of such a len'gth'that when the'h ood' fastener is tilted tow'ard the hood in order to engage its hook13. with the socket on the hood'bysaid barrel coming into'engagement withrthe, seat onthebracket 19. This-outward movement ofithei lower-"end *of" the rod compresses. thefspring 18' andtherefore this a spring exerts "a" yielding force at all times V tion'oif the hoods is therefore effectually -preo ventedpi' g i i r '5 Qbviouslyhchanges in the particular con struction and arrangement of the housing 8 audit-he otherparts which cooperate inihold- 7' 3i; 7 p having means at its upper end to detachably v tendingtio swing: the lowen end of "the rod barrel toward "the hood-,and press the barrel ffirmly its seat "on-the bracket 19.

The lower edgeaportion:of the hood isithereforeiforced inwardlyiby theia'ction of the spring l8,.and' the bead 3 h'eld firmly-in con-1 tact With the upstanding flange of the angle" strip 4:. :Vibration; of this lower edge poring'the. hood fastener; pressed laterally toward the'flowfer edge'aportion of the hood, may be varied to suit the particular constructionf of; hood: fastener and i other conditionsoffinstallation. 1* do not therefore-wish to, limit myself tothe particular construction I and arrangement shown, except as setvforth particularly in theappended claims":

"* Hia vingqthusfully'described my invention what I claimis-z:

' l In, ahood; fastener including i a member havingmeansiatfitsupper end to detachably havinggaiball:atfits-lower'end, a socket-.mem-

Jengage' a-loop "on a hood and. including a rod 'berfto receive "said-ball andipermit movement to yieldingly force-saidball and lower end of gtenermemben; we c 2.1Thejcombination with a hood fastener,

" adapted for pivotal 'attachment -atits lower V c "endtio'a fixed support adjacent the loweredge portion of a-hood andcforrdetachableengage- -merit withsaiid hood at its: upper end, said fastenerincludingf a spring". for exerting a I I downward pull onasaid. hood,.iand a rodhav- V V ing a ball foripivotally attaching saidfastem .er to said fixed support, a socket member f'adapted to receive said ball and to be secured to said support, and means within said socket yieldingly holding said ball moved relative v to its socket toward said hood to exerta pres- I sure against the lower edge portion of said hood. a a r Y I 3.v A deviceforthe purpose described and .as characterized in claim 2, and wherein said socket member has a slot through which said rod extends and a spring is interposed bee tween said ball on said rod and the outer'end of said socket. I j t j .i at; A device of thecharacterdescribed and as characterized in claim "2, said device in-' eluding a member slidable in said socket and having an opening in its upper side through ;which the rod extends with'the ball on said rod within said ,slidingqmember, .ais ring within said socket member to move sai "sliding' member and-a member on thelowerlportion' of the hood spring;

5.; In a hood] fastener including a member iaving means at its uppere'nd tolde'tachably engage a loop on a'hood and 1nclud1ng a rod,

a fixed housing adjacent saidhood, a sleeve slidablein said housing, the .loweriend of said rod extendingthrough said housing into said sleeve, said housing being slotted to permit sliding of said rod-relatively theretof,{an d a spring mountedin saidhousing and engagingsaid lower end and adaptedtomove said endjto-wards the hood,

--6. In aho'od fastener, includinga member engage a loop on a hood-vandl including a rod,

fixed housing adj acent sa'id' hood, a sleeve slidable in said housing, the lowerfend ofsaidi rod extending through said housing intoisaid sleeve, said housing being slotted to} permit sliding of said rod relatively. thereto, a spring Intestimony whereoflaffix mysignature 5 [NORMAN W. CUMMINS.

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